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   <h1>Ingl&eacute;s Jur&iacute;dico Introductorio</h1>
   <h3 align="justify">Teacher</h3>
   <p align="justify">Alejandra Hozikian (J.D. - Public Translator)<br />
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   <p align="justify"><strong>English Level Required: </strong>Upper-Intermediate.</p>
   <p align="justify"> This course is ideal for   students who have already studied English for three or four years and   know some basic English vocabulary and structures and can understand   what they read at this level, even, if they find it more difficult to   speak , listen or write. <br />
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   <p align="justify"><strong>Purpose of the Course:</strong></p>
   <p align="justify"> The purpose of this course   is to teach speakers of other languages to understand and use the   language of the law in English. The material used contains authentic   legal texts through which students will be able to learn the reading,   vocabulary and study skills necessary to work independently on legal   materials of their own choice. Students are encouraged to practice the   language presented in the books in a variety of speaking and writing   activities.</p>
   <p align="justify"> The topics of the books   provide an introduction to some important aspects of the English legal   system, these materials present the language of the different areas of   the law in their natural context. </p>
   <p align="justify"> Students will learn to focus   on terms which are important to understand a text, use the context to   understand new words and phrases, how to study and remember English   vocabulary, learn the function and form of structures which are typical   of the legal English. This will help them to understand legal texts   which contain these structures and in some cases there are exercises to   practice the said structures. </p>
   <p align="justify"><strong>Unit 1: English Law</strong></p>
   <p align="justify">Sources of English Law: The   role and importance of legislation, judicial decision, custom and   authoritative writings in English Law, including elements of comparison   with civil-law legal systems; how law develops in the case-law system   and the basic method and principles of the common law.</p>
   <p align="justify"><strong>Unit 2: Private Law</strong></p>
   <p align="justify">Contract: Contract formation:   The elements of a contract &ndash; Contract classification &ndash; Offer and   Acceptance &ndash; Consideration &ndash; Conduct invalidating mutual Assent &ndash;   Discharge &ndash; Damages &ndash; Equitable Remedies. Analysis of the facts and   decision of an English court case &ldquo;Carlill v. Carbolic Smoke Ball Co.   (1893)&rdquo;.</p>
   <p align="justify">Corporations: Nature of a   corporation &ndash; Comparison with other business forms &ndash; Corporate   Attributes &ndash; Formation &ndash; Types of Corporations &ndash; Nature and content of   the Charter; Bylaws &ndash; Regulation of Foreign Corporations &ndash; Shareholders &ndash;   The Board &ndash; End of Corporate Life.</p>
   <p align="justify">Books Used:   &ldquo;English For Law&rdquo; Author: Alison Riley. Macmillan Professional English.   &ldquo;Business Law The Easy Way&rdquo; Author: Robert W. Emerson, J.D. Barron&rsquo;s   Educational Series, Inc. </p>
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